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Legislative Terms
ATH - Agreed to by the House
ATS - Agreed to by the Senate
Con.Res - Concurrent Resolution
EAH - Engrossed House Amendment
EAS - Engrossed Senate Amemdment
EH - Engrossed in the House
ENR - Enrolled Bill
ES - Engrossed in the Senate
H.R. - House Resolution
IH - Introduced in the House
IS - Introduced in the Senate
J.Res - Joint Resolution
PCH - Placed on the House Calendar
PCS - Placed on the Senate Calendar
RH - Reported House
RS - Reported Senate
RDH - Received in the House
RDS - Received in the Senate
RHS - Referred in the House
RFS - Referred in the Senate
S. - Senate
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